Part-Bred Connemaras

Part-bred Connemaras can offer the best of both worlds, with the hardiness, good temperament and versatility of the Connemara breed brought together with the excellent features of other breeds such as Thoroughbreds, Irish Draughts and Sports Horses.

Following lengthy discussions with DEFRA on 28^th August 2025, we have been told that our Rules of Registration of pure bred ponies are fully compliant with the DEFRA guidelines based on current EU/UK legislation.   In fact, we were the first Breed Society so far to have no remedial measures applied.   This secures our status as a Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO) for pure bred Connemaras.

However, the British Connemara Pony Society Council have taken the unanimous decision to cease registering and overstamping part bred Connemara passports.   This decision was not taken lightly but in all the circumstances and to maintain our compliance with current legislation, it is the only forward.  The BCPS advises breeders of part bred Connemaras to register them with one of the following PIO’s:-

Sports Pony (GB), Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain or the National Pony Society.   All these organisations can provide passports with the pedigree displayed in Section V of the passport.

https://www.sportpony.org.uk/

https://www.sporthorsegb.co.uk/

https://www.nationalponysociety.com/

Part Bred Connemara ponies will always be included in the Breed Show, PAS, Dressage, Eventing etc and discussions are underway as to which is the best way to identify and include those animals which have been registered elsewhere from 2025 onwards.